Plant Growing Guides

Nabal Avocado

Persea americana 'Nabal'

Naio (Hawaiian Sandalwood)

Myoporum sandwicense

Nana Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara 'Nana'

Nana Greens

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Napa Cabbage Spicy Greens

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Napoleon Cherry

Prunus avium 'Napoleon'

Nashi Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia

Native Australian Shade Trees

Various species (see varieties)

Native Dogwood

Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)

Native Flowering Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

'Ala'ala'i

Chenopodium oahuense

Native Hawaiian 'iliahi

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian ʻŌhiʻa

Metrosideros polymorpha

'Ohia lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian 'Ōlapa

Cheirodendron trigynum

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Shade Trees

Various species (Monkeypod, Koa, Ohia, Kukui, Ulu)

Native Hawaiian Trees

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Oak

Quercus spp.

Native Oak

Quercus spp.

Native ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica (most common native species)

Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Understory Eucalypt

Eucalyptus spp. (understory species)

Native Understory Trees

Various species (e.g., Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, Ilex opaca)

Native Wetland Trees

Various species (e.g., Taxodium distichum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Betula nigra)

Natsugashira

Ipomea aquatica

Navel Orange

Citrus × sinensis 'Navel'

Cara Cara Navel Orange

Citrus × sinensis 'Cara Cara'

Nectarine Fantasia

Prunus persica var. nectarina

Necta Zee Peach

Prunus persica 'Necta Zee'

Neem Tree

Azadirachta indica

Nevadillo Negro Olive

Olea europaea 'Nevadillo Negro'

New Zealand Christmas Tree

Metrosideros polymorpha

New Zealand Kauri

Agathis australis

New Zealand Laurel

Corynocarpus laevigatus

New Zealand Rimu

Dacrydium cupressinum

Nikau Palm

Rhopalostylis sapida

Nitrogen-fixing Legume Trees

Fabaceae family (various genera including Acacia, Albizia, Leucaena, Sesbania)

Wiliwili, Coral Tree

Erythrina sandwicensis

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes and Clover

Fabaceae family (various genera including Trifolium, Phaseolus, Pisum, Vicia)

Nitrogen-Fixing Plants (General Category)

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-fixing trees

Various species (e.g., Acacia spp., Alnus spp., Robinia pseudoacacia)

Albizia (Silk Tree)

Albizia julibrissin

Leucaena (Lead Tree)

Leucaena leucocephala